2013年12月13日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Two students wounded in Colo. school shooting

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 04:28 PM PST

In this still image taken from video provided by Fox 31 Denver, students gather just outside of Arapahoe High School as police respond to reports of a shooting at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colo. Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. Colorado division of emergency management spokeswoman Micki Trost said her director went to the school and their weren't any more immediate details. (AP Photo/KDVR) MANDATORY CREDITA shotgun-wielding student, who targeted a particular teacher, is dead, police say.


US faces new pressure over missing CIA contractor

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:30 PM PST

This undated handout photo provided by the family of Robert Levinson after they received it in April 2011, shows retired-FBI agent Robert Levinson. In March 2007, Levinson flew to Kish Island, an Iranian resort awash with tourists, smuggler and organized crime figures. Days later after a meeting with an admitted killer, he vanished. For years the U.S. has publicly described him as a private citizen who was traveling on private business. However, an Associated Press investigation reveals that Levinson was working for the CIA. (AP Photo/Levinson Family)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration faced intensified pressure Friday to find former CIA contractor Robert Levinson — both from lawmakers and the Levinson family — nearly seven years after he disappeared in Iran during what now has been revealed as an unofficial spy mission.


More purges may follow execution in North Korea

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 09:38 AM PST

North Korean subway commuters gather around a public newspaper stand on the train platform in Pyongyang on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013 to read the headlines about Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle who was executed as a traitor. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle brought a swift and violent end to a man long considered the country's second most powerful figure. But while Jang Song Thaek is now gone, the fallout from his purge is not over.


Prospects for budget legislation solid in Senate

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 04:16 PM PST

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, joined by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., takes reporters' questions, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, as House Republicans signaled support for a budget deal worked out yesterday between Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chair Rep. Patty Murray, D-Wash. The budget deal was one of a few major measures left on Congress' to-do list near the end of a bruising year that has produced a partial government shutdown, a flirtation with a first-ever federal default and gridlock on President Obama's agenda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after winning lopsided House approval, bipartisan legislation to ease across-the-board spending cuts and reduce economy-rattling budget brinkmanship appears likely to command the 60 votes necessary to clear the Senate, officials in both parties said Friday.


AP Photos: Newtown images tell tale of grief, hope

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:20 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 file photo, white roses bearing the faces of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are displayed on a telephone pole near the school in Newtown, Conn. Adam Lanza opened fire inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown, killing 26 students and educators. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)As incredible as the news coming out of Newtown was a year ago, as wrenching as the images of frightened children and grieving relatives were, delicate expressions of support and hope also emerged.


Brisk sales raise Mega Millions jackpot to $425M

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 04:48 PM PST

A woman buys Mega Millions lottery tickets at a newsstand Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Philadelphia. Mega Millions, the lesser known lottery game alongside Powerball, is stepping up to the plate with an estimated $400 million jackpot for Friday's drawing, an amount that comes less than two months after a major game revamp that is supposed to create bigger jackpots and open potential players' wallets. The jackpot is the fifth largest ever in U.S. history and the second largest in Mega Millions history, trailing behind the $656 million Mega Millions jackpot in 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Superstition didn't deter players hoping that Friday the 13th would bring them good luck in the recently revamped Mega Millions game, as heavy sales prompted lottery officials to boost the jackpot from $400 million to $425 million.


Beyonce announces, releases new album on same day

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:05 PM PST

FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows singer Beyonce at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit in New York. Beyonce has released her new album in an unconventional way: She announced and dropped it on the same day. The singer released "Beyonce" exclusively on iTunes early Friday, Dec. 13. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce has released her new album in an unconventional way: She announced and dropped it on the same day.


Winston says he knew he would 'be vindicated'

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 03:44 PM PST

Heisman Trophy finalist Jameis Winston, center, a quarterback at Florida State, talks to reporters during an informal media availability, Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)NEW YORK (AP) — Jameis Winston smiled and laughed, posing for pictures with the other Heisman Trophy finalists and the big bronze statue that he is expected to take home.


Sheriff: Colo. school shooter wounds 2, kills self

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 03:16 PM PST

Students comfort each other at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colo., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, where a student shot at least one other student at a Colorado high school Friday before he apparently killed himself, authorities said. The shooter entered Arapahoe High School in a Denver suburb armed with a shotgun and looking for a teacher he identified by name, said Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A student who went to his suburban Denver high school Friday armed with a shotgun and looking for a specific teacher shot two students, including one critically, before apparently killing himself, the local sheriff said.


North Korea purge mirrors those in 20th century

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 03:17 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 1930, file photo, from left to right, former Russian leader Josef Stalin and Soviet politician Nikolai Bukharin are seen together, in Moscow. North Korea's execution of Kim Jong-Un's uncle, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, reminds many of the ways in which 20th century dictators such as Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong methodically ousted their opponents. Stalin and his cronies set up show trials of the late 1930s to convict and execute potential rivals — often with trumped-up charges and forced confessions. Bukharin was shot for spying. (AP Photo/File)PARIS (AP) — For people familiar with the way that dictators such as Stalin, Hitler and Mao methodically ousted their opponents, the purging and execution of the No. 2 official in North Korea is nothing new.


Militant rise galvanizes Assad's camp in Syria war

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 10:17 AM PST

This Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 photo shows Ahmed Luay, whose son Hassan was killed just over a month ago while fighting in the Syrian army against rebels, watching a video of his son in uniform in Damascus, Syria. Like many government supporters, Luay contends that Syria's nearly 3-year civil war boils down to a fight against foreign jihadis trying to impose Shariah rule, dismissing the opposition view that they are fighting for reforms. (AP Photo)DAMACUS, Syria (AP) — Ahmed Luay's second-eldest son, a soldier in the Syrian army, fell in battle with rebels just over a month ago. Three more of his sons are still on the front lines in the Damascus suburbs. Luay insists he's prepared to sacrifice them all in what he says is a war against a terrorist invasion.


AP PHOTOS: Signs of global devotion to Mandela

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 11:24 AM PST

A woman settles down her child on the sidewalk with a bottle of milk after seeking alms from cars stopping at a traffic signal nearby on a road named after Nelson Mandela in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. The name of former South African president Nelson Mandela can be seen on hundreds of streets, buildings and other community facilities, from Africa to Asia and Europe to the Americas, (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)Nelson Mandela became a hero around the world, as shown by the number of streets, schools, bridges and restaurants named for the South African leader. Here's a look at how Mandela has been honored in cities including London, Paris, New York, New Delhi, Montreal and Oakland.


AP Photos: Newtown images tell a story of grieving

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 01:59 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 file photo, white roses bearing the faces of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are displayed on a telephone pole near the school in Newtown, Conn. Adam Lanza opened fire inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown, killing 26 students and educators. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)As incredible as the news coming out of Newtown was a year ago, as wrenching as the images of frightened children and grieving relatives were, delicate expressions of support and hope also emerged.


Hawaii survivor: Plane lost power, then glided

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 04:18 PM PST

This undated image from video provided by the Hawaii Department of Health shows Hawaii Health Department Director Loretta Fuddy. Fudday was killed after a small plane with nine people aboard crashed into the water off the Hawaiian island of Molokai Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013 according to Tom Matsuda, the interim executive director of Hawaii's health insurance exchange. Fuddy was 65. (AP Photo/Hawaii Deaprtment of Health)HONOLULU (AP) — When the lone engine of a commercial plane failed, the nine people on board stayed calm as the aircraft glided toward the ocean and made a remarkably smooth belly landing, a survivor recounted Friday.


NSA agent open to cutting a deal with Snowden

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:45 PM PST

An image grab taken from a video released by Wikileaks on October 12, 2013 shows US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden speaking during a dinner with US ex-intelligence workers and activists in Moscow on October 9, 2013A National Security Agency official said in an interview released Friday that he would be open to cutting an amnesty deal with intelligence leaker Edward Snowden if he agreed to stop divulging secret documents. Rick Ledgett, who heads the NSA's task force investigating the damage from the Snowden leaks, told CBS television's "60 Minutes" program that some but not all of his colleagues share his view. But Snowden would have to provide firm assurances that the remaining documents would be secured. Snowden, a former intelligence contractor for the NSA, has been charged with espionage by US authorities for divulging reams of secret files.


Airport worker arrested in 'violent jihad' car bomb plot in Kansas

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 04:43 PM PST

U.S. attorney Barry Grissom announces the arrest of Terry Lee Loewen, 58, of Wichita, Kan., during a news conference on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013 in Witchita, Kan. Grissom said Loewen was arrested Friday morning at Mid-Continent regional airport where he planned to drive a car that he believed was full of explosives into a terminal at the airport. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Travis Heying)WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man who prosecutors say sympathized with violent terrorists was arrested Friday as part of an FBI sting after he drove a vehicle loaded with what he thought were explosives to a Wichita airport.


Fake interpreter reportedly faced murder charge

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:31 PM PST

Thamsanqa Jantjie gesticulates at his home during an interview with the Associated Press in Johannesburg, South Africa,Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Jantjie, the man accused of faking sign interpretation next to world leaders at Nelson Mandela's memorial, told a local newspaper that he was hallucinating and hearing voices. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's government was confronted Friday with a new and chilling allegation about the bogus sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial: He was reportedly accused of murder 10 years ago.


Mandela memorial interpreter previously accused of murder

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 07:30 AM PST

Report: Mandela Memorial Interpreter Was Once Accused of MurderThamasanqa Jantjie, better known as the "fake" sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial, reportedly has faced a long series of criminal charges in South Africa, including murder and rape. That's according to a report from eNCA, a 24-hour news network in Africa. Earlier this week, Jantjie confirmed that he has a history of mental illness, including schizophrenia.


Dog helps Alaska woman survive three nights in cold

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 10:23 AM PST

Swiss man's estate sues over Alaska climbing deathANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman survived nearly three nights in bitter interior Alaska cold by burning her snowmobile and huddling with her small dog, Alaska State Troopers said Thursday.


With some coding lessons, homeless man launches an app

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 09:03 AM PST

Trees for CarsThere are millions of apps available for mobile phones. Some are good, some are not, but few have truly compelling stories about their creation.


Watch: Aurora borealis captured on trans-Atlantic flight

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 06:40 AM PST

Aurora borealis captured on trans-Atlantic flightWhile flying on a trans-Atlantic flight from London to New York, passenger Paul Williams captured a stunning time-lapse video of the Aurora Borealis. Watch it, but be careful — your jaw is likely to drop all the way to the ground.


Man arrested in Wichita bomb plot

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 12:13 PM PST

The Mid-Continent Airport Police and Fire dept. give the Wichita State Shockers a water canon send-off as they leave on a charter flight in Wichita, Kan., Wednesday, April 3, 2013, to Atlanta, where the Shockers will play in the NCAA college basketball tournament's Final Four. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Fernando Salazar) LOCAL TV OUT; MAGS OUT; LOCAL RADIO OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUTTerry Lee Loewen planned detonate a carload of explosives, police say.


Kim’s executed uncle vilified for traits including poor clapping

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 07:53 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2012 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks past his uncle Jang Song Thaek, left, after reviewing a parade of thousands of soldiers and commemorating the 70th birthday of the late Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean state media say Kim Jong Un's uncle has been executed, calling the leader's former mentor "worse than a dog." The announcement on Thursday evening, Dec. 12, 2013, comes days after Pyongyang announced that Jang Song Thaek had been removed from all his posts because of allegations of corruption, drug use, gambling, womanizing and generally leading a "dissolute and depraved life." (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORYJang Song Thaek rose from a municipal bureaucrat to North Korea's No. 2 official — behind only leader Kim Jong Un.


'I'll always be the Newtown priest'

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Monsignor Robert Weiss carries a shade of grief that is uniquely his own.


Iran quits nuclear talks over new blacklisting

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 12:25 PM PST

The future of Iran's Arak heavy water IR-40 reactor is one of the key points in a landmark nuclear deal Tehran recently signed with world powers in GenevaU.S. accused of going against the spirit of a landmark agreement by expanding its sanctions.


Man arrested for suspected suicide plot to blow up Kansas airport

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 02:14 PM PST

The Mid-Continent Airport Police and Fire dept. give the Wichita State Shockers a water canon send-off as they leave on a charter flight in Wichita, Kan., Wednesday, April 3, 2013, to Atlanta, where the Shockers will play in the NCAA college basketball tournament's Final Four. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Fernando Salazar) LOCAL TV OUT; MAGS OUT; LOCAL RADIO OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUTAuthorities said Friday they foiled a suicide bombing plot to blow up the Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas, arresting a man who proclaimed himself Muslim and had talked of committing "violent jihad on behalf of al Qaeda." Terry Loewen, a 58-year-old aviation technician from Wichita, was taken into custody early Friday morning as he attempted to enter the airport tarmac with a vehicle loaded with what authorities said he believed were explosives. Loewen has been under investigation by the Wichita Joint Terrorism Task Force since early summer and had been working on the bomb plot with individuals he thought were accomplices. But they were actually undercover FBI agents, according to the criminal complaint filed in federal court in Wichita. Loewen thought one of the undercover agents was a member of "AQAP," a Yemen-based terrorist group that has claimed responsibility for several terrorist acts against the United States, according to the criminal complaint.


Storm brings misery and mayhem to Mideast

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 08:25 AM PST

A Syrian refugee carries bread and bottles of water during a winter storm in Zahle town, in the Bekaa ValleyA powerful winter storm is taking a disproportionate toll on the 2.2 million refugees living outside Syria and the 6.5 million people displaced within the country.


South Africa investigates sign interpreter

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 07:10 AM PST

Thamsanqa Jantjie gesticulates at his home during an interview with the Associated Press in Johannesburg, South Africa,Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Jantjie, the man accused of faking sign interpretation next to world leaders at Nelson Mandela's memorial, told a local newspaper that he was hallucinating and hearing voices. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)Government says it is aware of reports that the bogus sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial once faced a murder charge.


Beyonce surprises fans with new album on iTunes

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Singer releases highly-anticipated album exclusively on iTunes without any warning or promotion.


Rights group: European response to Syrian refugees "pitiful"

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 08:18 AM PST

Refugees warm their hands on a bonfire in a tent during the first snowfall in a refugee camp set in the Bulgarian town of Harmanli, south-east of Sofia, on November 27, 2013Amnesty International report finds EU member states have offered spots for just a tiny fraction of those who have fled brutal fighting.


Four people stabbed in parking lot after Denver game

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Four people were stabbed outside of Sports Authority Field following the Denver Broncos' loss to the San Diego Chargers on Thursday night, according to the Denver Post.


What's next for N. Korea's Kim Jong Un?

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 03:44 AM PST

A North Korean man uses a flashlight as he and other subway commuters gather around a public newspaper stand on the train platform in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013 to read the headlines about Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle who was executed as a traitor. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)After his uncle's execution as a traitor, more purges may follow.


Twitter backtracks on block feature after users revolt

Posted: 12 Dec 2013 09:28 PM PST

Twitter has restored the ability to block unwanted followers from peering at posts, quickly reversing a policy change that triggered a barrage of criticismBy Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc was forced to nix a change to its "block" feature on Thursday after attracting a wave of protest from users who said the new policy empowered perpetrators of online abuse. The humbling reversal on one of the most sensitive policy issues facing the social network came as Twitter encountered user revolt for the first time as a public company. Under the short-lived change on Thursday, a blocked Twitter user could view or tweet at the person who blocked him or her, but that activity would have been rendered invisible to the victim as if the offending account did not exist. Before it backtracked, Twitter had said Thursday that the change was meant to protect victims of harassment who wanted to filter out abusive messages but feared that the act of blocking a user would prompt retaliation.


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